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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and Nelly. It’s been home to

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to

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On Sept. 16, Everything Is Golden, a solo exhibition by St. Louis-based artist Lizzy Martinez, opens as the first exhibition of the 2022-2023 Millstone Gallery season at COCA. In the

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New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or often untold stories of St.

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Across the span of their previous seven studio albums, Chicago-based instrumental trio Russian Circles traversed a diverse topography of sounds, moods, and approaches with their limited armory of drums, bass,

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A WORLD CLASS TRIBUTE TO AMERICA’S PIANO MAN | 50 YEARS OF BILLY – 2022 TOUR   This show celebrates the songs and the style of Billy Joel, evoking the

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Jim Stevens & The Vibe will perform live at BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups on Oct. 27.

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Join us every Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30pm for fun with friends and networking with likeminded professionals. Each week’s social hours are surrounded by games, drinks, discussions and more!  

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Join us to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the completion of the Gateway Arch with a private dinner in the Visitor Center to benefit our mission.   Guests can look

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This haunted happy hour at The Magic House features fall-inspired drinks and appetizers, a haunted mansion tour and a scary movie screening. You must be 21 or older to attend.

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Join NBM’s Sittin’ on the Porch on Thursday Nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM! Players of all levels are encouraged to come jam with other musicians in the NBM

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Boo at the Zoo is a not-so-scary Halloween celebration for the whole family. Come for the spellbinding decorations and stay for the fall-inspired food.   Returning decorations include Skeleton Soirée,

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In The Art of Darkness, a juried art exhibit at Soulard Art Gallery, local artists showcase artwork that represents the creepy, haunting, macabre, morbid and sinister. Beware of the things

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated by the captain or a

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Over several centuries, Indian artisans perfected complex methods for producing dyes and mordants to create painted and printed cloth in a spectrum of fade-resistant colors. Starting in the 17th century,

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Hong Kong–based artist Samson Young’s practice centers on installation-based work stemming from sound and music. He interweaves cultural paradigms across media while focusing on poetic translations between the sonic and

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Part of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ fall/winter exhibition, “Great Rivers Biennial” is a biannual collaborative initiative between the museum and the Gateway Foundation designed to foster artistic talent

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This October, slink over to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House for some family-friendly insect fun!   From Oct. 1 to 30, the Butterfly House will become the BOOterfly House,

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